The photo won Adams the 1969 Pulitzer Prize, though he was later said to have regretted its impact. The image became an anti-war icon. Concerning Loan and his famous photograph, Adams wrote......:
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The general killed the Viet Cong; I killed the general with my camera. Still photographs are the most powerful weapon in the world. People believe them, but photographs do lie, even without manipulation. They are only half-truths ... What the photograph didn't say was, 'What would you do if you were the general at that time and place on that hot day, and you caught the so-called bad guy after he blew away one, two or three American soldiers?
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Adams later apologized in person to General Nguyễn and his family for the damage it did to his reputation. When Loan died of cancer in Virginia, Adams praised him: "The guy was a hero. America should be crying. I just hate to see him go this way, without people knowing anything about him." from wikipedia.
Note: All classes click on the links below to read about Officer Loan and Van Lem for homework! Read the real story about this photo and more about the man being executed Nguyen Van Lem here
The photo won Adams the 1969 Pulitzer Prize, though he was later said to have regretted its impact. The image became an anti-war icon. Concerning Loan and his famous photograph, Adams wrote......:
Note: All classes click on the links below to read about Officer Loan and Van Lem for homework!
Read the real story about this photo and more about the man being executed Nguyen Van Lem here
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